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Oba, a cholera goddess, I. 146.

Odd numbers, II. .

Odin, dogs of, II. .

Oil, used in ceremonies, I. 93, 148.

Oilman, ghost of, I. 260;
omens from, II. .

Ointment, magic, I. 228; II. .

Ojha, an exorciser, I. 129, 147, 156.

Ojhyâl tribe, use of bells, I. 168.

Old Man of the Mountains, the, I. 215.

Old Nick, I. 44.

Old Scratch, II. .

Oliya, a hail charmer, I. 80.

Omens, II. ;
avoidance of, II. ;
from crows, II. ;
from dogs, II. ;
from the horse, II. ;
from wells, I. 52.

One-eyed people, II. , .

Onion, prejudice against eating, II. .

Onyx, a sacred stone, II. .

Ophiogeneis, the, II. .

Ophthalmia, cure of, I. 209.

Opprobrious names, II. .

Orâon tribe, birth fiends, I. 264;
cat fiend, II. ;
disposal of the dead, I. 237;
modes of divination, I. 153;
earth marriage, I. 30;
plough, respect for, II. ;
appointment of priest, II. ;
respect for eels, II. ;
use of rice, II. ;
sun worship, I. 9 sq.;
respect for the tamarind tree, II. ;
totemism, II. .

Ordeal, of magic circle, II. ;
for witches, II. sq.

Ordure, eating of, II. .

Oshadhipati, a title of the moon, I. 14.

Osiris, II. .

Ovum Anguinum, the, II. , .

Owls, I. 279;
eating flesh of, I. 279;
omens from, II. .